Where does “unantagonizing” come from?
unantagonizing (English) comes from English antagonizing, from English antagonize, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνίζομαι, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνίζομαι, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
unantagonizing (English): Not antagonizing
Definitions
- Not antagonizing
Ancestry of “unantagonizing”, step by step
unantagonizing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English antagonizing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antagonizing | present participle of antagonize |
| 2 | English | antagonize | to work against; to oppose |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνταγωνίζομαι | to struggle against, prove a match for |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀγωνίζομαι | to contend, compete |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |